Overview

• Tanaka Nozomi clocked 14:47.14 for fifth in her 5000m heat to secure a place in the Sept. 20 final.
• Kubo Rin, 17 and the national 800m record holder, placed seventh in her heat in 2:02.84 and missed the semifinals.
• Kubo said her race plan unraveled and expressed gratitude for the home support, calling the experience motivation to return stronger.
• Nakajima Yuki Joseph finished sixth in the men's 400m final in 44.62, surpassing the 1991 Tokyo placing by a Japanese runner.
• In the 200m semifinals, Usawa Toba ran 20:23 for sixth and Ido Abigail Fuka ran 23:15 for eighth, with fields propelled by frequent sub-20-second performances.